From Oliver North, American Heroes: For some, a hero wears a spandex suit and a cape. My heroes wear flak jackets, flight suits, and combat boots. … My tattered old Webster’s defines hero as a “legendary figure … endowed with great strength and ability … an illustrious warrior … a person possessing great courage.” There’s…

When I took my oath as an Army officer, I had to say that I took it freely, “without mental reservation.” What is “mental reservation”? Learn from the Catholic Church in Ireland.

Mere Comments tells why Albert Mohler signed the Manhattan Declaration.

Glenn Greenwald writes at Salon.com.

Though I elected to keep this blog, posting has dropped drastically due to my very busy schedule. But it is Veterans’ Day, and this year finds me back in uniform after a 15 year break in service. I’m a chaplain in the Texas Army National Guard, serving with 1-149th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion at Ellington Field.…